YOUNG GUYS! Here is the horrible fate that awaits you!

When I took economics classes in school, I heard about the “redistribution of wealth.” A more useful topic for me in later life would have been the “redistribution of HAIR.”

We all know how some men start losing the hair on their heads, and while luckier than many, I’ve still had the receding hairline, and now a thinning of my crown. And my hairy legs have gone smooth, my arms sparse, and my pubes thinning, too.

But perhaps just as bad is the new hair that begins appearing in unwanted places, almost like a tit-for-tat deal: for every hair I lose in one place, a replacement appears somewhere else, in a place I don’t want. It’s like my total hair count has to remain constant, it just moves around.

And where are those unwanted places? Well, my ear lobes and ear canals, for instance, keeping my tweezers busy, and have to I shave the tops of my ears daily. Or in my nose, so I had to buy a special electric trimmer. And then my back -- gorilla-city! My last 3 guys didn’t like it, so I had to keep it shaven, which they were willing to do in the shower (and me for one of them). Thank gawd my present partner isn’t bothered, though I feel embarrassed at the beach.

Bottom line for many men: as you grow older, the battle of unwanted hairs will make your body more high-maintenance that it ever was before, assuming you don’t want to look like a homeless derelict. I suppose I should look into laser removal or something, if it’s really permanent in those places. Just nothing I ever anticipated when I was younger. Be forewarned of what awaits you.

Red_Vespa saidAnd where are those unwanted places? Well, my ear lobes and ear canals, for instance, keeping my tweezers busy, and have to I shave the tops of my ears daily. Or in my nose, so I had to buy a special electric trimmer. And then my back -- gorilla-city! My last 3 guys didn’t like it, so I had to keep it shaven, which they were willing to do in the shower (and me for one of them)..

natsimjac1988 saidJesus christ, couldnt u have let me live in denial a little while longer?!?!

Well, be comforted that you likely won't face this until an age double or more of your present one. And it does skip some men, or hit much later. But those of White European heritage are especially prone.

Red_Vespa saidWhen I took economics classes in school, I heard about the “redistribution of wealth.” A more useful topic for me in later life would have been the “redistribution of HAIR.”

We all know how some men start losing the hair on their heads, and while luckier than many, I’ve still had the receding hairline, and now a thinning of my crown. And my hairy legs have gone smooth, my arms sparse, and my pubes thinning, too.

But perhaps just as bad is the new hair that begins appearing in unwanted places, almost like a tit-for-tat deal: for every hair I lose in one place, a replacement appears somewhere else, in a place I don’t want. It’s like my total hair count has to remain constant, it just moves around.

And where are those unwanted places? Well, my ear lobes and ear canals, for instance, keeping my tweezers busy, and have to I shave the tops of my ears daily. Or in my nose, so I had to buy a special electric trimmer. And then my back -- gorilla-city! My last 3 guys didn’t like it, so I had to keep it shaven, which they were willing to do in the shower (and me for one of them). Thank gawd my present partner isn’t bothered, though I feel embarrassed at the beach.

Bottom line for many men: as you grow older, the battle of unwanted hairs will make your body more high-maintenance that it ever was before, assuming you don’t want to look like a homeless derelict. I suppose I should look into laser removal or something, if it’s really permanent in those places. Just nothing I ever anticipated when I was younger. Be forewarned of what awaits you.

Bah, I've had issues with unwanted body hair since I was 20. Some of us just have unwanted hair all our lives. When I'm back in America and as soon as I can afford it, I'm so getting some permanent hair removal in places.

KissingPro saidSo far so good with me. A full head of hair, no receeding hairline and tufs of hair growing out of my ears or nose. I credit the pastrami sandwhiches I eat.

I wonder, if it doesn't happen after a certain age, will it never happen, or will I wake up one morning and say " oh boy, its starting?

PS... some receeding hairline/bald guys are extremely sexy

A high hairline is common on both sides of my family, including the women, but I can't think of a single man who's been bald. YAY relatives!

The back hair started to appear in my late 40s, the ears & nose in my early 50s. I lost my hairy calfs in my 30s, but I had thought that was due to motorcycling, from the jeans fabric flapping in the wind, causing lost hair first in those outside areas of my leg where the wind struck the most. I still don't know.

is there anyway to stop such transformation from happening? Or is it just based purely in your genetic structure? My dad and grandfather dont show any of these signs of hair loss or excess hair growth in areas where hair should not be. My grandfather is 80 and hes a dredlock. My dad is 50 ad he looks young for his age and has no hair issues that i can see. So can we train our bodies not to produce these hairs or just lay back and just accept the fact that were gonna be hairy.

tereseus1 saidis there anyway to stop such transformation from happening? Or is it just based purely in your genetic structure? My dad and grandfather dont show any of these signs of hair loss or excess hair growth in areas where hair should not be. My grandfather is 80 and hes a dredlock. My dad is 50 ad he looks young for his age and has no hair issues that i can see. So can we train our bodies not to produce these hairs or just lay back and just accept the fact that were gonna be hairy.

i've read that the doner DNA gene for hair loss comes down from the mother's side.

tereseus1 saidis there anyway to stop such transformation from happening? Or is it just based purely in your genetic structure? My dad and grandfather dont show any of these signs of hair loss or excess hair growth in areas where hair should not be. My grandfather is 80 and hes a dredlock. My dad is 50 ad he looks young for his age and has no hair issues that i can see. So can we train our bodies not to produce these hairs or just lay back and just accept the fact that were gonna be hairy.

i've read that the doner DNA gene for hair loss comes down from the mother's side.

well if thats the case then im spared from this hair loss as my mothers father died at the age of 100 and he had all his hair in his last moments on this earth..R.I.P papa.

tereseus1 saidis there anyway to stop such transformation from happening? Or is it just based purely in your genetic structure? My dad and grandfather dont show any of these signs of hair loss or excess hair growth in areas where hair should not be. My grandfather is 80 and hes a dredlock. My dad is 50 ad he looks young for his age and has no hair issues that i can see. So can we train our bodies not to produce these hairs or just lay back and just accept the fact that were gonna be hairy.

i've read that the doner DNA gene for hair loss comes down from the mother's side.

So glad grandfathers on both sides had full heads of hair.

..and as for hair everywhere else it does not bother. Me, and I have it in nose, toes, and fingers it has not started in ear yet.. the only place I would keep trimmed is nipple hair. I dun know why but nipple hair just looks odd to me.

Rawrly saidI haven't got a single bald person in my ancestry going back as far as I can remember (great-great-grandparents, don't have photos of all of the rest). Anyone in my family who is bald is a distant cousin who gets it from their other side of the family.